Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia

Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia
Diego Garcia in British Indian Ocean Territory
A US Air Force B-1B Lancer taking off from Diego Garcia as part of Operation Enduring Freedom during October 2001. Five other B-1Bs are visible parked in the foreground.
NSF Diego Garcia Location in the Indian Ocean
Coordinates	7°18′48″S 72°24′40″E / 7.31333°S 72.41111°E / -7.31333; 72.41111
Type	Naval Support Facility
Site information
Owner	UK Ministry of Defence
Operator	United States Navy Royal Navy
Controlled by	Commander, Navy Installations Command British Forces British Indian Ocean Territories
Condition	Operational
Website	Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia (Archive link)
Site history
Built	1971 (1971) – 1976
In use	1976 – present
Garrison information
Current commander	Captain R. Wade Blizzard
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: FJDG, WMO: 619670
Elevation	4.1 metres (13 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 13/31 3,659 metres (12,005 ft) Concrete

Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, abbreviated NSF Diego Garcia,^[1] is a British Ministry of Defence facility leased to the United States Navy, located on the atoll Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, for an initial period of 99 years after the forced removal and expulsion of over 2,000 native inhabitants of the island.^[2]

Camp Thunder Cove is part of the facility, and is operated by the United States Armed Forces and British Armed Forces.^[3] In 2016, the British renewed the lease until 2036, and stated that dispossessed islanders would not be permitted to return.